The Dongria Kondh are an indigenous community with a population of 8,000 people residing in the sacred forested hills of Niyamgiri (Odisha, India). For nearly two decades the community has been engaged in a desperate campaign to save their sacred lands from being taken over by bauxite mining companies. While the community won a decade long legal battle to stop mining proposals the sacred land of Niyamgiri is now besieged by paramilitary soldiers. Dongria Kondh activists and leaders face regular harassment, torture and incarceration for their campaign.